Government Agency Censors Ad “Scornful” Of Islam

A Detroit-area transportation authority is refusing to run an ad that offers people who want to leave Islam a way out, claiming it is “scornful” of the religion.

But even if a statement is “scornful” of a subject, it still is constitutional in the United States, and a legal team now has filed a motion for summary judgment with a court in the Eastern District of Michigan.

She explained that in 2009, her organization, AFDI, sued Detroit Transit and SMART transit after they refused to run the ad. AFDI won and the transit companies appealed.

“SMART was refusing to run outreach ads that might help Muslims living in dangerous households,” she said. “You might think that the Muslim Brotherhood was running SMART Detroit. It is astounding. And consider Detroit’s bankruptcy, Shariah adherence is more important that freedom of speech and fiscal responsibility.”